K. Chinnathambi v. Joint Registrar Of

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 10.01.2024

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH Suresh Venkatachari

...Petitioner

Vs.

1.The Assistant Director, The Directorate of enforcement, Chennai Zonal Office - 1, No.3 and 4, Murugesa Naicker Office Complex, 84, Greams Road, Thousand Lights, Chennai - 600 006.

2. The Chief Immigration Officer, No.26, Sastry Bhavan, Haddows Road, Nungambakkam Airport, Nungambakkam, Chennai 600 006

...Respondent

Writ Petition under Article 226 of The Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a Writ of Mandamus to permit the petitioner to travel to USA for a period of three weeks from 15.09.2023 to 02.10.2023 pending investigation in ECIR/CEZO-I/17/2020 on the file of the 1st respondent. For Petitioner : Mr.Sathish Parasuran Senior Counsel for 1/4

Mr.T.Nagin Chella Kaushik For Respondents : Mr.P.Sidharthan Special Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

The relief as sought for in this writ petition has become infructuous since pursuant to the earlier order passed on 27.09.2023, the petitioner was permitted to travel abroad and he was also returned back to India on 14.12.2023. Hence, no further orders are required to be passed in this writ petition. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the Division Bench of this Court had quashed the very proceedings itself by an order dated 12.12.2023 in WP Nos.10901, 12847, 16421, 17111 and 17115 of 2023. The said fact is also recorded.

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This Criminal Original Petition is disposed of accordingly. 10.01.2024 Index : Yes/No Internet : Yes/No rka 2/4

To 1.The Assistant Director, The Directorate of enforcement, Chennai Zonal Office - 1, No.3 and 4, Murugesa Naicker Office Complex, 84, Greams Road, Thousand Lights, Chennai - 600 006.

2. The Chief Immigration Officer, No.26, Sastry Bhavan, Haddows Road, Nungambakkam Airport, Nungambakkam, Chennai 600 006 3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.

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N.ANAND VENKATESH, J rka 10.01.2024 4/4